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US Lit II Unit 1 Topic Review
This first unit dealt with the early periods in American Literature. All of this material should be in your notes or discussed in class. This unit covered the following:
Intro
- Literary Periods
- Oral Tradition
- Origin Myths
Native American Myths
- “The Earth On the Turtles Back”
- “The Iroquois Constitution”
Audience Purpose Prompt
- RAPP—Recognizing Audience Purpose and Prompt (And Format too)
Puritan
- “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano”
- “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
Test
Terms: Origin myth, oral tradition, symbolism, slave narrative, emotional appeal, sermon, oratory, audience, purpose, prompt, format
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Olaudah Equiano